Standard Horizon QUANTUM Series GX3500S - Manual (Page 53)

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The GX3500S has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer.
1. Press and hold down the [CALL(MENU)] key until
“Radio Setup” menu appear.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “DSC
Setup” menu.
3. Press the [ENT] key, then select “DSC Beep” with the
CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Press the [ENT] key.
5. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “POS
Request.”
6. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “Off.”
7. Press the [ENT] key to store the selected setting.
8. To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode
press the [16/9] key.
If you wish to return to enabling the ringer tone, just re-
peat the above procedure, turning the CHANNEL selec-
tor knob to select “On” in step “6” above.
11.7.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel
Pre-Programmable Request
1. Press the [CALL(MENU)] key. The “
DSC Operation ”
menu will appear in the display.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “ POS Re-
quest .”
3. Press [ENT] key to show the Position request direc-
tory. This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Directory
information.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select a name,
then press the [ENT] key.
5. Press the [ENT] key to transmit the position request
DSC call.
6. When the GX3500S receives the position from the
polled vessel it is shown on the radio display and
also transferred to the GPS Chart plotter.
7. If the GX3500S does not receive a reply, the display
will be as shown in the illustration on the right. To
send again, press the [ENT] key.